Drone Backlog Reduction Act

Drone Backlog Reduction Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an Unmanned Aircraft System Waiver Task Force to process applications submitted for determinations, assessments, and waivers for small unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) to reduce the backlog and processing time of outstanding waiver or exemption applications.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2830 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2830

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
       create a task force to process applications submitted for 
determinations, assessments, and waivers for unmanned aircraft systems.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2019

 Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
       create a task force to process applications submitted for 
determinations, assessments, and waivers for unmanned aircraft systems.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drone Backlog Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM WAIVER TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish an Unmanned Aircraft System Waiver Task 
Force (hereinafter referred to as the ``Task Force'') to carry out the 
duties described in subsection (b).
    (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall process applications submitted 
for determinations and assessments under section 44807 of title 49, 
United States Code, and waivers for small unmanned aircraft systems 
under subpart D of part 107 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to reduce the backlog and processing time of outstanding waiver or 
exemption applications.
    (c) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of such employees 
of the Federal Aviation Administration as the Administrator considers 
appropriate.
    (d) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date that 
is 3 years after the establishment of the Task Force.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
termination of the Task Force, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report containing a description of the 
activities carried out by the Task Force, including the number of 
waivers processed by the Task Force.
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